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B. C. SMITH. Hamas.

No. 205,695. Patented uy 2,1878..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON O. SMITH, OF AUBURN, NEI/V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HAYDEN & SMITH, OFSAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 205,695, (lated July 2,1878; application tiled June 17, 187 8.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON C. SMITH, of Auburn, in the county of Cayugaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My improvement relates to wooden hames braced or bound by iron stays orribs; and my object is to make a strong and thoroughlybraced hame, withthe irons better fitted to the wood than in any iron-bound wooden hameof which I have any knowledge. I form the wood of the hame in a mannerto re-enforce the irons, and to give them a firm and durable support anda better tit, rendering them more solid and of neater finish. Theiron-receiving sides of the wood are formed with edge shouldersthroughout their length and an intervening swelling rib, and the edgesof the irons are adapted to fit upon these shoulders as seats, and tohave a solid bearing upon the intervening swelling rib, so as to give afirm and close-fitting bearing to a hollow or concave iron bothcrosswise and lengthwise of the wood.

By this construction and adaptation the edges of the irons maintainclose bindingjoints, and the irons are prevented from splitting in theline of the rivets while being riveted to the wood, as is frequently thecase in riveting concave irons upon the flat surface of the wood ashitherto made, leaving a hollow space beneath said iron or irons. Byhaving the wood formed with the edge shoulders and middle swelling' rib,I am also enabled to arrange the inside iron on a bevel, and thus make amuch better nish with a sloping inside iron.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a side view of a singlehame embracing .my invention; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the same; andFig. 3, a cross-section of the wood, showing the shouldered seats andmiddle support for the concave irons.

The hame I prefer to make with my iinprovcments is of the constructionpatented to P. Hayden, February, 15, 1876, and in which both the innerand outer sides of the wood are bound by irons.

I prepare the wood a with edge shoulders l; c and an interveningswelling rib, ci d', on its inner and outer sides, and extendinguniformly its entire length, and the edges e j' of the irons g h areadapted to iit upon the shoulders as seats or bearings, and with theirconcave sides upon the middle swelling ribs, so as to re-enforce theirons and give a solid support thereto at every point, withclose-fitting joints, and preventing the irons from splitting along theline of their rivets under the operation of securing them, as frequentlyhappens in riveting concave irons upon flat and nonre-enforcin gsurfaces of the wood. The uniform bearing-shoulders along the edges ofthe wood, with the middle bearing-swell, give every advantage withconcave irons in preventing them from being injured or torn off whenriveted and held by the trimmings. This construction gives a morecompact set to the irons, keeps the joints along their edges alwaysclosed, and adds much to lthe neatness ofthe llames.

The re-enforcin g of the irons is alike lengthwise and crosswise, as thewood, entering their concave under sides with a coincident iit, alsomatches with regularly-formed seat-shoulders. The edges of the irons andthe latter are braced with solid supports at every point.

The wood is shaped as described by a machine adapted for the purpose.

The outer surface of the irons may be ilat or rounded, as may bedesired.

By having the wood rounded and edge shoulders for the iron seats, I canarrange the inner iron on a bevel, so as to give a sloping inside iron,and a much better finish and neater appearance to the hame.

I claim- 1 As an improvement in wooden iron -bound haines, the woodformed with edge shoulders b c and an intervening swelling rib, d,extending uniformly throughout its length, in combination with ironsadapted to such'shoulders and ribbed surface, and supported andre-enforced thereby, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The inner iron h of ahamermnged upon the beveled or sloping Wood coreor body formed by the edge shoulders b o and the ntervening swelling ribd of the Wood, in the manner and for the purpose speeed.

3. A Wooden core or body for iron-bound hannes having edge shoulders andun intervenng swelling rib extending throughout its length, for thepurpose stated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingI I have aixed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

BYRON C. SMITH. Witnesses G. D. FOWLER, H. L. ROMIG.

